F-15 Eagle Thread

[FORBIN]

US Air National Guard F-15 Eagles at Leeuwarden airbase in the Netherlands. The air superiority fighter aircraft belong to both the 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, as well as 123rd Fighter Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard. They aircraft from a US Theater Security Package in Europe

 

[Air Force Brat]

US Air National Guard F-15 Eagles at Leeuwarden airbase in the Netherlands. The air superiority fighter aircraft belong to both the 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, as well as 123rd Fighter Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard. They aircraft from a US Theater Security Package in Europe

Does make you feel safer Mr. Forbin??? NO???

 

[Jeff Head]

Does make you feel safer Mr. Forbin??? NO???

They may be older...but they are still extremely good air superiority fighters.

With their continual updates, with their sensor suite, with their armaments, with their level of trainingg and supporting cast (AWACS, etc.), they would be a tough nut for any OpFor to crack to this day.

 

[Air Force Brat]

"Stoner says, its gonna get me home, I"m a HUGE Eagle Fan,,,,, F-22 #1 F-15 #2. why many of our friends are still buying F-15s, beefed up wing+1, upgraded avionics+2, lots of folks talk smack on the old girl??? big mistake to underestimate the Eagle, some folks who have a choice of the F-22 have stayed put in the Eagle, their is a reason! F-22 is a whole different ball-game, better, but requiring a "super-man" to max it out?? IMHO

 

[FORBIN]

F-15E, have17 hard points can carry 11 t of weapons the more powerful bombing aircraft except Bombers.

 

[Jura The idiot]

video of this flyover (November 2014) was released (yesterday):

(I've been to New Orleans, once, like 13 years ago

 

[Air Force Brat]

video of this flyover (November 2014) was released (yesterday):

(I've been to New Orleans, once, like 13 years ago

Very nice four ship of Eagles forming up with two ThunderHogge IIs A models for a photo shoot, very sweet, and very nice slide under, formation flying is a LOT HARDER than you could ever dream, particularly in dissimilar aircraft. I have done it in our Cessna 150, following a Piper Cherokee Arrow, and an old C-170 who formed up on me, much easier being Lead.

 

[Air Force Brat]

F-15E, have17 hard points can carry 11 t of weapons the more powerful bombing aircraft except Bombers.
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Looks like the center line is plumbed for the 600 gallon tanks, which weigh in at 3600lbs of fuel plus the weight of the tank?? so 3800-4000 pounds of fuel on the center line and two outboard hard points that are plumbed, so approx. 14,000 lbs of external fuel, that give you some kool range in addition to internal fuel.

 

[Jeff Head]

Here is great article by an individual about 4 or 5 typical F-15E load outs for varying missions.

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Of course numerous others are available. Here are some pictures of F-15Es loaded out:

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That last one is with a whole bunch (twenty) of Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) loaded.

 

[FORBIN]

We can see the difference with F-22 which can carry 8 SDB or 2 bombs of 454 kg... no match and also F-35 even with weapons on external hard points carry less clearly.

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